OXNARD — The start of the New Year is the time to turn attention back to gardening. There is a surprisingly large number of activities for serious gardeners in January, says Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of earth-friendly compost products made…
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January — Art Trek announces upcoming events
NEWBURY PARK — Art Trek, at 703 Rancho Conejo Blvd. Newbury Park, will present the following events: Paint Night for Teens Ages 13-19 Thursday, January 10 6:00p-8:30p $10 Per Teen Art Trek, 703 Rancho Conejo Blvd. Newbury Park, CA 91320 Register Online at…
Jan. 31 — Academy Award nominee Spike Lee to sign ‘Do The Right Thing book at SBMA’s Museum Store
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Store is honored to host legendary film director, Mr. Spike Lee, for a book signing this Thursday, January 31 at 6 pm. Spike will be signing copies of his book Do…
Through Jan. 31 — CSUCI’s “Oxnard Plain” interactive exhibit celebrates a city teeming with diversity
CAMARILLO — With the busy, diverse city of Oxnard as their muse, a team of artists called the “Oxnard Plain” will display examples of their work at an exhibit now open in the John Spoor Broome Library Gallery. The show opened…
Jan. 31 — OC LIVE to present CENTRAL4 Plays Brahms
OXNARD — OC LIVE to present CENTRAL4 Plays Brahms, Thursday, January 31 @ 6pm in the Performing Arts Building Let’s get classical! Members of piano quartet CENTRAL4 bring the beautiful C Major Piano Trio by Johannes Brahms to the OC LIVE…
Jan. 31 — Workforce Development Board of Ventura County Regional and Local Plan Update to be Discussed at Town Hall Event
VENTURA COUNTY — Plans to increase workforce development in Ventura County through 2021 will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting on January 31, 2019. The plans, one regional and one local, were originally created in 2017 by the Workforce…
Through Jan. 31 — Vexed: The East L.A. Chicanx Punk Scene
SANTA BARBARA — Sal Guerena, UCSB Library Special Research Collections Exhibit/MCC Lounge: Through Jan 31st In the mid-1970s, Chicanx youth in East LA began adopting the DIY punk aesthetic. They expressed their anger and feelings of marginalization through a frenzied musical…
Jan. 31 — Oxnard Union High Schools Career Education Showcase
OXNARD — The Oxnard Union High School District is hosting its 2019 Career Education Showcase Thursday, January 31 at the Courtyard by Marriott Oxnard (600 E. Esplanade Dr., Oxnard). The community event is open to middle schoolers, high schoolers and…
Jan. 31 — OC Live to present an evening of classical music by members of piano quartet CENTRAL4
WELCOME BACK! OC LIVE returns to the Performing Arts Building stage on Thursday, January 31, with an evening of classical music by members of piano quartet CENTRAL4. Leave your umbrellas at the door and get cozy with the intricate, romantic melodies of the beautiful C Major Piano Trio…
Feb. 1 — Las Cafeteras Bring it Home. Oxnard/Ventura Natives Headline their First 805 Concert, Work to Move the Arts Forward in VC
OXNARD — As part of its 50th anniversary season, The PACC is excited to present Las Cafeteras in concert with special guests The Villalobos Brothers on February 1, 2019 starting at 7PM. Las Cafeteras remix roots music and tell modern…
Feb. 2 — Simi Valley YMCA Preschool Open House
SIMI VALLEY — The Simi Valley Family YMCA’s state licensed preschool is accepting enrollment applications for children ages 2 1/2 to 5 for its preschool program at Justin Early Learners Academy (2245 Justin Ave.) in Simi Valley. An open house…
Feb. 2 — America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College Welcomes the Community to Celebrate Ira the Lion’s Fifth Birthday
MOORPARK — America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College welcomes the community to join a birthday celebration this Saturday, Feb. 2, for Ira the lion as he marks his fifth birthday. The day of festivities will begin with a behind-the-scenes look at…
Feb. 2 — ‘I Am Me: Artists’ Self-Portraits’ Exhibition to Open at the Santa Paula Art Museum
Premiere Party: Saturday, February 2, 2019, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Admission to the premiere is $10.00 for museum members and $15.00 for non-members. “I Am Me: Artists’ Self-Portraits” will be on view February 2, 2019 through May 12, 2019. SANTA…
Feb. 3 — Free Family Day at the Santa Paula Art Museum
Sunday, February 3, 2019, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Admission is free for everyone SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum is excited to announce that it will now host a “Free Family Day” on the first Sunday of every…
Feb. 3 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Reading and Conversation: Maggie Nelson’
SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Reading and Conversation: Maggie Nelson — Parallel Stories Lecture Series” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 Maggie Nelson is a writer forging a new mode of nonfiction. Her writing resists categorization—her books span…
Feb. 3 — Free First Sunday at the Museum of Ventura County
VENTURA — Join us at the Museum of Ventura County for Free First Sunday on February 3, 2019 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.. Author Ivor Davis will read his new children’s book, “Ladies and Gentlemen… The Penguins!”, and Alan…
Feb. 3 — Free First Sunday at the Ag Museum in Santa Paula
SANTA PAULA — Join us at the Agricultural Museum in Santa Paula for Free First Sunday on February 3, 2019 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. The Ventura Modern Quilt Guild will be offering quilting demonstrations and interactive activities. Museum…
OC LIVE to present the film screening of ‘SEED: The Untold Story’ on Feb. 7
Hello OC and friends of OC! Coming up this Wednesday, February 7, we will host a special OC LIVE film screening. We are showing SEED: The Untold Story in the Performing Arts Building, with discussion led by OC Professor of Sociology Dolores Ortiz. Please support the Social…
Camarillo Hospice Grief Support in February
Grief Support for Children and Teens Camarillo Hospice, a Program of Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurses Association, will be offering a children and teens grief support group the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 5:30 to 7:00 pm starting…
February — Livingston Memorial presents free Community Education Classes and Events
VENTURA COUNTY — As Ventura County’s only non-profit Home Health and Hospice provider, Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association supports the total well-being of our community. As part of our services, we host free monthly education classes throughout the county which include the following:…
Feb. 28 — Gold Coast Transit District and the City of Ventura to Discuss Bus Stop Consolidation at Community Meeting
OXNARD — Gold Coast Transit District in conjunction with the City of Ventura is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, February 28th from 6-7pm to discuss the upcoming bus stop consolidation and balancing project in downtown Ventura, set to begin early Spring.…
Feb. 2 — 2018 Go Red For Women Luncheon Takes Place in San Luis Obispo
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Did you know that in the U.S., cardiovascular diseases kill approximately one woman every 80 seconds? The good news is that 80 percent of cardiac events may be prevented with education and lifestyle changes. Together, let’s unite to…
Feb. 5 — SB International Film Festival to Screen Short Film by SBCC Students
The SBIFF program of narrative shorts will begin screening at 8:00 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre on Monday, February 5. Individual tickets are $10 With filmmakers and films from around the world in town for the Santa Barbara International Film…
Feb. 5 — Distinguished Communication scholars to hold a panel on social change at CSUCI
CAMARILLO — Few would argue that the state of communication in the United States right now leaves something to be desired. “Communication is the thread that weaves through every issue we face today and the thread that has potential to bring…
Through April 10 — Camarillo Hospice is Offering a 10 Week Support Group for Bereaved Parents
CAMARILLO — Camarillo Hospice, a Program of Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association, is pleased to offer a 10-week, closed-ended grief support group program, Understanding Your Grief, written by author, educator and grief counselor, Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD. The program is intended to…
Feb. 7 — SBCC presents: Coaches vs. Cancer Basketball Fundraiser
Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros will once again participate in the California Community College Athletic Association’s “Coaches vs. Cancer” initiative, donating all proceeds from this year’s designated event to the American Cancer Society. Members of the community are invited to…
Feb. 8 — The League of Women Voters joins in the presentation of ‘Equal Means Equal’
VENTURA — The League of Women Voters of Ventura County (LWVVC), a nonpartisan political organization, in collaboration with The Acorn Project, Ventura College, Ventura County Women’s Political Council, Ventura County Women’s Forum Collaborative, Ventura County Reproductive Rights Network, Justice for All,…
Bilingual report — Feb. 8 — Oxnard School District to present ‘Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten Parent information Night’
OXNARD — Oxnard School District to present “Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten Parent information Night” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 at Cesar Chavez School, 301 N. Marquita St., Oxnard. Click on flyers for more information. …
Jan. 9 — Channel Islands Maritime Museum to present ‘The Early History of the United States Navy’
OXNARD — The Channel Islands Maritime Museum would like to invite you to view the newest paintings on exhibit by a Dutch artist who finds visual inspiration in American maritime history. Painter Maarten Platje ambitious plan resulted in fifteen paintings…
Feb. 9 — 2018 Santa Barbara Go Red For Women Luncheon
Local Montecito Resident Michele Mallet Featured Survivor and Passion Speaker SANTA BARBARA — The American Heart Association wants women on the Central Coast to know that our mothers, daughters, sisters and friends are at risk. Heart disease and stroke kills…
Jan. 9 — ‘Women Create’ class to be held at the Santa Paula Art Museum
Tuesday, January 9, 2019, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The cost of the class is $35.00 per person. SANTA PAULA — Embrace the new year with a creative spirit at the Santa Paula Art Museum! In the Museum’s “Women Create” class…
Feb. 9 — Los Cambalache — Constelacion de Sonidos. Songs and Stories of Love, Migration, Displacement and Resistance
SANTA BARBARA — Los Cambalache to perform from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the UCSB Multicultural Center. Cambalache, meaning exchange, is a chicanx/jarochx ensemble based in LA. We will be playing traditional son jarocho music, while bringing our Chicanx…
Feb. 9 — Free Family Concert: La Cuneta Son Machin from Managua, Nicaragua
La Cuneta Son Machin: Marimba and More from Managua, Nicaragua FREE concert Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Friday, February 9, 7:00 pm Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road, Isla Vista Doors open at 6:30 pm. Reception…
10 de febrero — Taller de renovación DACA
OXNARD — Taller de renovación DACA, Sábado 10 de febrero, 10 am – 3 pm, Consulado de México en Oxnard, 3151 W. Fifth St., Oxnard.
Feb. 10 — Tetanus Vaccine Clinic in Montecito
SANTA BARBARA — In collaboration with Direct Relief, the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics will hold a tetanus vaccine clinic in response to those that have been exposed to flood water and debris following the tragic mudslide in Montecito. Anyone who is…
Feb. 10 — Free Family Concert: La Cuneta Son Machin from Managua, Nicaragua
La Cuneta Son Machin: Marimba and More from Managua, Nicaragua FREE concert Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Saturday, February 10, 7:00 pm Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe Doors open at 6:30 pm. Reception follows concert.…
Feb. 11 — Free Family Concert: La Cuneta Son Machin from Managua, Nicaragua
La Cuneta Son Machin: Marimba and More from Managua, Nicaragua FREE concert Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Sunday, February 11, 7:00 pm The Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Junior High 721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara Doors…
Feb. 11 — Three Local Hair Salons Team up to Raise Money for Thomas Fire Survivors
CAMARILLO — In order to provide some deserving relief for the Thomas Fire survivors, Willem Hair Design is partnering with Rouge Salon in The Collection at RiverPark and The Craft Barber Shop in Camarillo by organizing a fundraising event on Sunday,…
Feb. 11 — La Cuneta Son Machín: Cumbia from Nicaragua
SANTA BARBARA — La Cuneta Son Machín: Cumbia from Nicaragua will be presented a 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Free Nicaragua’s first artists to be nominated for a Grammy, La…
Jan. 11 — Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care in Santa Barbara presenting ‘New to Grief’
SANTA BARBARA — For those who’ve lost a loved one within the last year, acknowledging the experience of loss with information and strategies to help navigate grief. Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care in Santa Barbara will present a “New to Grief”…
Feb. 11— The Art of Fine Art Collecting
CAMARILLO — Tour three very special art collections in Camarillo, hosted by three very generous art lovers and collectors, 2 p.m., Feb. 11 (venue details by invitation). There is a docent on duty in each home to introduce the wide…
Jan. 12 — Grammy Award Wining Mariachi Los Camperos in Free Family Concert
Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Doors open half an hour before. Reception follows concert. More info: https://www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB/ Two-time Grammy winners, Mariachi Los Camperos, kick off 2019 with free family concert on January 12 at 4pm and 7pm at…
Jan. 12 — Three Poet Laureates Host Fire and Mud Poetry Event at Museum
VENTURA — The Museum of Ventura County will host the Fire and Mud Poetry Reading, 3 p.m., Jan. 12, at the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion, 100 E. Main Street, Ventura. There is currently an open call to…
Jan. 12 — Paso Pacifico Executive Director Dr. Sarah Otterstrom to Star in IMPROVology at the Santa Barbara Zoo
SANTA BARBARA — Biodiversity conservation and comedy don’t typically fit in the same event, but Paso Pacifico and the Santa Barbara Zoo are making an exception at IMPROVology this weekend. IMPROVology is a live, family-friendly mashup of science and comedy…
Through Feb. 12 — ‘History and Mystery: Finland at 100’ exhibition invites public to explore Finland
CAMARILLO — The Finnish people drink more coffee per capita than any other people in the world. Finland holds world championships for mosquito catching. Finland has a 100 percent literacy rate. And on Finland’s “National Sleepyhead Day,” the last person in…
Jan. 13 — Be inspired by the work of Manual Álvarez Bravo at the next FREE Studio Sunday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Sunday, January 13, 1:30 – 4:30 pm Studio Sunday Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate in this hands-on workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Each month explore a different medium, including clay, metal,…
Jan. 13 — Grammy Award Wining Mariachi Los Camperos in Free Family Concert
Presented by ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! Doors open half an hour before. Reception follows concert. More info: https://www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB/ Two-time Grammy winners, Mariachi Los Camperos, kick off 2019 with free family concert on January 13 at 4pm and 7pm at…
Jan. 13 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Redrawing the Boundaries: Rachel Cusk. See other upcoming lectures here
Sunday, January 13, 2:30 pm Redrawing the Boundaries: Rachel Cusk Parallel Stories Lecture Series Rachel Cusk has been said to have redrawn the boundaries of fiction with the Outline Trilogy, three “literary masterpieces” (The Washington Post) whose narrator, Faye, perceives…
Through Feb. 13 — Channel Islands Harbor Welcomes back Tall Ships
OXNARD — Ventura County residents and visitors will have an opportunity to raise sails, sing sea shanties, and learn about life on tall ships when the Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington visit the Channel Islands Harbor through February 13. These…
Valentine’s Day Shoppers Will Love The Specials At Centerpoint Mall
OXNARD — Valentine’s Day shoppers will love the specials at Centerpoint Mall at the more than 49 retail, specialty, entertainment and restaurants ranging from jewelry and shoes to candy and fashion accessories, among others. Centerpoint Mall is the popular destination…